Funnybone

Feeling that the world needs a little more humour than what Mayawati is contributing, Rahul decided to take up his keyboard for the cause with Funnybone...

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  • Osaka, O sake

    April 17, 2025, 12:12 PM IST

    There comes a time in every Indian’s life when they get tired of the unending traffic jams, the noise, the dust and feel like getting away from it all. And indeed, they do but only…

    April 17, 2025, 12:12 PM IST

  • The people vs Hayao Miyazaki

    April 10, 2025, 5:43 PM IST

    Unless you were living in a cave (and given the events of the past 3 months, you surely would be regretting for not having done that), you would have surely noticed the furore over the…

    April 10, 2025, 5:43 PM IST

  • I smart therefore I am

    April 1, 2025, 1:17 PM IST

    Smartness has always been a holy grail for most people. However, smartness is difficult to quantify. I mean all IQ tests are kind of discriminatory, they always work in favour of smart people so HR…

    April 1, 2025, 1:17 PM IST

  • How to see a downturn coming like an expert

    March 18, 2025, 9:29 AM IST

    It’s official, the economy is facing uncertain headwinds. I can state this with certainty as I saw a smartly dressed newsreader say this in front of the camera in a voice so smooth that she…

    March 18, 2025, 9:29 AM IST

  • Project management for dummies

    February 25, 2025, 9:57 PM IST

    If you study modern business history, you will realise companies have been grappling with the issue of how to add value. CEOs have been known to toss and turn over this in interviews making it…

    February 25, 2025, 9:57 PM IST

  • Convocation speech

    February 18, 2025, 3:46 PM IST

    Good evening, graduates. Today as you graduate from the “Indian Institute of Business Clichés”, you must remember that in today’s highly competitive world out there, the only thing constant is change. Not just any change…

    February 18, 2025, 3:46 PM IST

  • Indiana jones and the birthday voucher of doom

    February 11, 2025, 3:59 PM IST

    Recently I celebrated my birthday. Normally it’s a day of great anticipation where one can wake up, put on new clothes and eagerly look forward to receiving forwarded GIFs on WhatsApp groups. But at my…

    February 11, 2025, 3:59 PM IST

  • Corporate actions

    February 4, 2025, 3:32 PM IST

    Welcome to our column Mr Board, where we answer all your questions regarding proper corporate behavior in all situations. From handling meetings with heads of state to the proper way of hiding insider trading details…

    February 4, 2025, 3:32 PM IST

  • How to sound naturally intelligent about Artificial Intelligence

    January 21, 2025, 1:08 PM IST

    I came to the realisation that I am one of three people on LinkedIn who do not seem to have a deep view on AI. This was unacceptable as AI has invaded our lives to…

    January 21, 2025, 1:08 PM IST

  • Worth your weight in gold

    January 14, 2025, 5:01 PM IST

    Crossing 50 is a quite a milestone for most. Even more so if you are Rohit Sharma. All over Instagram, one can see posts by people celebrating their 50th birthdays by posts with cheesy titles…

    January 14, 2025, 5:01 PM IST

  • A politically incorrect history of personal computing

    January 6, 2025, 2:16 PM IST

    Long, long ago, the world was a quiet place.  People still wore Bell bottom trousers, without being stoned to death and spectacles used to be made in the same factories where they made windscreens. But…

    January 6, 2025, 2:16 PM IST

  • Excusez-moi …Pardon my French

    December 23, 2024, 3:22 PM IST

    France has been long like the haughty beauty queen in college whom people love and hate in equal measure. Almost taking pride in her haughtiness , her refinement , her setting the standards for all…

    December 23, 2024, 3:22 PM IST

  • Entschuldigung..Do you eat German?

    November 18, 2024, 2:38 PM IST

    German food has long had a reputation for being as inviting as a wet Monday.  Just huge pieces of meat and potato , with a reticent serving of a sauce which secretly wishes it would…

    November 18, 2024, 2:38 PM IST

  • The truly humbled Avatar

    July 17, 2024, 10:17 AM IST

    If the planet were a person, it would be very happy and secretly patting itself on the back for being where it is today….Yeah sure, I mean on one hand you have the wars, social…

    July 17, 2024, 10:17 AM IST

  • The Tale of Orpheus and Dhurandhar Singh

    July 8, 2024, 9:53 PM IST

    Weight loss and the Indian male have gone along together as Jai and Veeru since time immemorial.  If one goes to the museums in Europe, one can see 1500-year-old marble sculptures with titles like “Orpheus…

    July 8, 2024, 9:53 PM IST

  • Shuttle Service

    May 30, 2012, 9:37 AM IST

    Of late I have been involved in a lot of rackets.  If that alone is not a matter of concern, then it has also involved frequent trips to the courts.  If that is not of…

    May 30, 2012, 9:37 AM IST

  • Confessions of a telemarketer

    May 2, 2012, 9:19 AM IST

    Actual conversation between me and a telemarketer ( I am not making up a single word) RING …….RING Me : Hello, Rahul here ? TM: Hello , Can I speak to Mr Roxanne Lau? Me:…

    May 2, 2012, 9:19 AM IST

  • Nirvana

    April 24, 2012, 9:40 AM IST

    I have a feeling that the world is very close to Nirvana. This is not necessarily a good feeling. I am always highly nervous just before I get this sort of a feeling. The last…

    April 24, 2012, 9:40 AM IST

  • Due Diligence

    April 10, 2012, 9:46 AM IST

    Welcome to our column Mr Board, where we answer all your questions regarding proper corporate behavior in all situations….from handling meetings with heads of state to the proper way of hiding insider trading details Q…

    April 10, 2012, 9:46 AM IST

  • Money has a mistress

    April 3, 2012, 9:01 AM IST

    The world today is very much concerned, that there is too much money. This was news to me ….as it was to my creditors, who called me immediately and asked me what exactly was I…

    April 3, 2012, 9:01 AM IST

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